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Charlie Ess

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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.

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The F/V Freedom. Cheryl Ess photo.

Boat of the Month: Freedom

Pacific herring. NOAA photo.

Pacific herring: San Francisco fleet weighs cost of entry as demand and biomass stay slumped

Pacific salmon: Lots of forage fish for salmon, but fishing was spread too far

Alaska scallopers manage with covid quarantines, but clams stay in the sand

Pacific shrimp: With a good season in, signs are now promising for 2021

Pacific Petrale sole: Strong hauls of restaurant-preferred fish land in cold storage

The U.S. geoduck fishery's predominant live export market has been hobbled by the coronavirus outbreak in Chine. USDA photo.

Alaska geoduck biomass is down, but cukes continue an upswing

Offloading salmon in Petersburg, Alaska. Jessica Hathaway photo.

Alaska salmon: Annual harvest tallies lower, as expected;  sales stay hot for self-marketed fishermen

delayed — Dungeness crab. Susan Chambers photo.

Dungeness crab: Despite shutdowns, Oregon fleet fares well; live market spikes prices to $6.28 per pound

Alaska pollock NOAA — Alaska pollock. NOAA photo.

Pollock: Season surges as fish sticks  rule the covid marketplace